at the university of copenhagen. thinking forjoining us. do you think that this was in mr bogosian words, it wasn t a mutiny but a protest about what was being threatened to be done for the wagner group? i threatened to be done for the wagner arou - ? ~ . threatened to be done for the wagner i rou . ? ~ ., , group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example - group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of- group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of what| here is a prime example of what happens when you outsource the use of force to unregulated actors the wagner group has been around for a number of years. it came out of the conflict in syria and has been active in many armed conflicts around the world and has been allowed to ask with the support the tacit support of the russian government and we have seen the fact that it has engaged in as trustees in many different countries includin
and had called off the rebellion because he did not want to shed russian blood. mr prigozhin went on to say that his actions had revealed serious security issues across russia. and he said wagner commanders had refused to accept russian government requests to sign contracts with the ministry of defence. he gave no indication of where he currently is, nor about his future plans. lets hear some of that audio message first of all. translation: , ., translation: after ust one day, we onl had translation: after ust one day, we only had zoo translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres left - translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres left to - only had 200 kilometres left to moscow. we entered the city of rostov, and we took it fully under our control. it was peaceful, and the civilians were happy to see us. we showed a demonstration, a masterclass for the 24th of february of 2022 s
there was no mention at all of the rebellion. there s also footage of the defence minister at a military command post. he cold the defence minister evil and said he had to be sacked. nato s secretary general has given his first reaction to the weekend s remarkable events. to weekend s remarkable events. trr remind you all this is about internal russian matters. and therefore what nato is focused on is supporting ukraine. it demonstrates the fragility of the russian regime, but it is not for nato to intervene in those issues. that is a russian matter. what matters for nato is not to be intimidated or prevented from continuing to provide support for ukraine. in a video released by the kremlin russia s prime minister appeared to blame the west for last weekend s chaos and called on the russian people, to unite behind president putin. translation: russia is going through an important time in its history. as the president noted, virtually the entire military, economic, infor